Dealing with flight issues can be really frustrating. However, the bright side is that the European Union has laws to help travelers when things don’t go as planned. If you’re traveling by air in the EU, it’s a good idea to know about these regulations. They can come in handy if your flight gets messed up.
Knowing what you’re entitled to can make dealing with travel issues less stressful. While it won’t get you to your destination quicker, it can reduce your anxiety when things get disrupted.
Passenger Rights under EU Regulation 261/2004
When you’re flying in the EU, rest assured that there’s assistance available in the case of a flight disruption. EU laws ensure airlines look after their passengers when things go wrong.
When flights are delayed or cancelled, airlines must provide you:
- Refreshments and snacks
- A hotel room if you’re stranded overnight
- Transportation to and from the hotel
- Two free phone calls, emails, or faxes
If you’re delayed for a long time or your flight is cancelled, you might also be entitled to:
- A refund
- An alternative flight
- Compensation to make up for the inconvenience
Remember to ask airline staff about these entitlements if your plans change. They must tell you about your rights when there’s a significant delay or cancellation.
Vueling Flight Delay Compensation
Flight delays from Vueling can be really annoying. However there’s a silver lining: if you’re stranded for more than three hours because of the airline’s fault, you might be able to get some compensation.
Laws in the UK and EU are on your side. You could be eligible for up to €600 per person. What counts is when you land, not when you take off. So pay attention to your arrival time if you want to seek flight delay compensation.
Your compensation depends on how far you’re flying. A short flight won’t get you as much money as a longer flight, even if they’re both delayed equally.
Interested in learning exactly how much you could get? Take a look at the table below to see what compensation you could receive:
| Less than 3 hours | Between 3-4 hours | Over 4 hours | Distance |
| €0 | €250 | €250 | All flights up to 1500 km |
| €0 | €400 | €400 | All flights between 1500 km and 3500 km |
| €0 | €400 | €400 | All intra-EU flights over 3500 km |
| €0 | €300 | €600 | All non-EU flights over 3500 km |
Vueling Flight Cancellation Compensation
The EU has laws to protect you if your flight is cancelled. Here’s what you need to know:
If your flight gets cancelled within two weeks of your scheduled departure, you may be entitled to compensation of up to €600. But keep in mind – the airline doesn’t have to pay if they rebook you on a different flight that doesn’t mess up your plans too much.
The airline can avoid paying you if they arrange a replacement flight that meets the following conditions:
| Advance Notice | Re-routing Requirements |
| 14 Days | None |
| 7 – 13 Days | Alternative flight departing no more than 2 hours before and arriving less than 4 hours after the original flight |
| Less than 7 Days | Alternative flight departing no more than 1 hour before and arriving less than 2 hours after the original flight |
If you agree to take another flight from the airline, you’re still eligible for compensation. The most important thing is your arrival time at your destination.
Your potential compensation is based on two factors:
- The length of your flight
- How late you arrive
So, even if the new flight doesn’t get there on time, you could still be eligible for compensation.
Look at the following table to understand better:
| Under 2 hours | 2-3 hours | 3-4 hours | Over 4 hours | Never arrived | Distance |
| €125 | €250 | €250 | €250 | €250 | All flights 1,500 km or less |
| €200 | €200 | €400 | €400 | €400 | Internal EU flights over 1,500 km |
| €200 | €200 | €400 | €400 | €400 | Non-internal EU flights 1,500 km- 3,500 km |
| €300 | €300 | €300 | €600 | €600 | Non-internal EU flights over 3,500 km |
The airline might not have to compensate you if they can provide transportation to your destination, close to the original schedule. Even with a slight delay, you might not be entitled to flight cancellation compensation.
How to Claim Compensation from Vueling
It’s essential to be aware of how to request the compensation you’re entitled to under EU Regulation 261/2004. Here’s what you need to do:
- Complete our form. You’ll need to provide details like your flight number, date, and what went wrong.
- Let our experts help you. Once you submit the form, our team will take over. We understand the EU laws comprehensively and will make every effort to get you your compensation. You are only charged if we win your case.
Keep in mind that you have the right as a passenger to claim compensation for a cancelled or delayed flight. No matter whether your flight was delayed because of operational reasons or technical issues, if it was not caused by extraordinary circumstances including inclement weather or air traffic control decisions, you have a right to compensation.
Which Vueling Flights are Covered by EU261?
The European Union’s laws for protecting air passengers are far-reaching. They apply to every flight leaving an airport within an EU country and every flight landing at a European Union member state airport provided the airline is based in the EU.
| Itinerary | Covered by EU 261 |
| Flights departing EU airports | ✅ Covered |
| Flights arriving at EU airports | ✅ Covered |
These regulations also cover airlines from Switzerland, Iceland, and Norway. This means if you’re traveling with any airline to, within, or from Europe, you likely have these rights. It’s helpful to know about these regulations – they exist to support you if problems occur with your flight. They make sure you’re not stranded when your travel plans fall through.
When You Are Not Entitled to Compensation
Vueling isn’t always responsible when flights are delayed or cancelled. Sometimes, events occur that the airline has no control over, like severe weather conditions or unforeseen issues.
For instance, if there’s a sudden storm, an urgent situation at the airport, or a strike by air traffic controllers, Vueling is not liable. These are called “extraordinary circumstances” that the airline has no control over.
When these situations occur, you probably won’t get any compensation. The airline is not considered to be doing anything wrong when these unforeseen difficulties arise.
Recent Flight Delays and Cancellations
Was your flight delayed or cancelled without a valid reason? Check our table for the latest flight delays and cancellations. Assess your right to compensation using our claim checker, and let us protect your rights and pursue compensation for you.
Did not find your flight in our table? Try our compensation form, and we will check it for you.
| Date | Airline (Flight number) | Route | Status | Your compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
09.05.202518:25 | Vueling 8307 | Amsterdam (AMS) Barcelona (BCN) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202515:15 | Vueling 8306 | Barcelona (BCN) Amsterdam (AMS) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202513:50 | Vueling 6004 | Florence (FLR) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202513:40 | Vueling 8241 | Paris (CDG) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202513:30 | Vueling 8007 | Paris (ORY) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202513:25 | Vueling 3909 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202513:20 | Vueling 2112 | Malaga (AGP) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202512:45 | Vueling 5050 | Madrid (MAD) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202512:40 | Vueling 6105 | Rome (FCO) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202512:30 | Vueling 5117 | Barcelona (BCN) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202512:30 | Vueling 3510 | Barcelona (BCN) Ibiza (IBZ) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202512:10 | Vueling 8986 | Barcelona (BCN) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202512:10 | Vueling 1251 | Barcelona (BCN) Almeria (LEI) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202512:00 | Vueling 2117 | Barcelona (BCN) Malaga (AGP) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202511:55 | Vueling 8755 | Birmingham (BHX) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202511:45 | Vueling 3507 | Ibiza (IBZ) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202511:30 | Vueling 5278 | Madrid (MAD) Marrakech (RAK) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202511:30 | Vueling 6003 | Barcelona (BCN) Florence (FLR) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202511:30 | Vueling 8101 | Athens (ATH) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202511:10 | Vueling 6009 | Barcelona (BCN) London (LGW) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202511:00 | Vueling 8006 | Barcelona (BCN) Paris (ORY) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202511:00 | Vueling 6613 | Bari (BRI) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202510:55 | Vueling 8240 | Barcelona (BCN) Paris (CDG) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202510:25 | Vueling 8301 | Amsterdam (AMS) Barcelona (BCN) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202510:05 | Vueling 3506 | Barcelona (BCN) Ibiza (IBZ) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202510:05 | Vueling 2473 | Arrecife (ACE) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202509:50 | Vueling 6201 | Geneva (GVA) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202509:45 | Vueling 5038 | Barcelona (BCN) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202509:35 | Vueling 6247 | Zurich (ZRH) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202509:30 | Vueling 3503 | Ibiza (IBZ) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202509:30 | Vueling 1593 | Santander (SDR) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202509:25 | Vueling 8001 | Paris (ORY) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202509:20 | Vueling 2011 | Granada (GRX) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202509:00 | Vueling 6002 | Florence (FLR) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202509:00 | Vueling 6101 | Rome (FCO) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202508:55 | Vueling 1422 | Barcelona (BCN) Bilbao (BIO) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202508:55 | Vueling 1516 | Nice (NCE) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202508:45 | Vueling 5025 | Barcelona (BCN) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202508:30 | Vueling 1703 | Vigo (VGO) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202508:30 | Vueling 3903 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202508:25 | Vueling 3904 | Barcelona (BCN) Palma Mallorca (PMI) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202508:25 | Vueling 1300 | Barcelona (BCN) Alicante (ALC) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202508:00 | Vueling 3901 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202507:45 | Vueling 5023 | Madrid (MAD) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202507:25 | Vueling 5777 | Manises (VLC) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202507:25 | Vueling 7367 | Tangier (TNG) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202507:10 | Vueling 5010 | Madrid (MAD) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202507:10 | Vueling 8300 | Barcelona (BCN) Amsterdam (AMS) | cancelled | Refunds |
09.05.202507:10 | Vueling 2472 | Barcelona (BCN) Arrecife (ACE) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202507:00 | Vueling 3902 | Barcelona (BCN) Palma Mallorca (PMI) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202507:00 | Vueling 8308 | Amsterdam (AMS) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202507:00 | Vueling 1423 | Bilbao (BIO) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202506:50 | Vueling 3907 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
09.05.202506:45 | Vueling 3905 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Barcelona (BCN) | cancelled | Refunds |
08.05.202523:25 | Vueling 9798 | New York (JFK) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202512:05 | Vueling 5092 | Brussels (BRU) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202511:10 | Vueling 5871 | Leon (LEN) Barcelona (BCN) | delayed | Refunds |
07.05.202509:10 | Vueling 5870 | Barcelona (BCN) Leon (LEN) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202522:15 | Vueling 1672 | Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) Barcelona (BCN) | cancelled | Refunds |
05.05.202519:50 | Vueling 1673 | Barcelona (BCN) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | cancelled | Refunds |
05.05.202519:40 | Vueling 5093 | Brussels (BRU) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202518:55 | Vueling 8722 | Barcelona (BCN) Dublin (DUB) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202516:35 | Vueling 5097 | Madrid (MAD) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202512:15 | Vueling 5092 | Brussels (BRU) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202511:55 | Vueling 5313 | Madrid (MAD) Jerez De La Frontera (XRY) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202511:35 | Vueling 1894 | Barcelona (BCN) Dusseldorf (DUS) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202511:30 | Vueling 6260 | Barcelona (BCN) Zurich (BSL) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202509:50 | Vueling 2151 | Brussels (BRU) Malaga (AGP) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202509:10 | Vueling 5094 | Madrid (MAD) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
05.05.202507:10 | Vueling 1592 | Barcelona (BCN) Santander (SDR) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202520:20 | Vueling 5570 | Madrid (MAD) Pamplona (PNA) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202519:40 | Vueling 5093 | Brussels (BRU) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202519:30 | Vueling 5698 | Madrid (MAD) Melilla (MLN) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202518:30 | Vueling 5862 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Leon (LEN) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202516:35 | Vueling 5097 | Madrid (MAD) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202516:00 | Vueling 5331 | Madrid (MAD) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202515:15 | Vueling 1675 | Barcelona (BCN) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202515:10 | Vueling 8982 | Barcelona (BCN) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202515:00 | Vueling 5668 | Malaga (AGP) Melilla (MLN) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202515:00 | Vueling 2653 | Malaga (AGP) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202512:10 | Vueling 8986 | Barcelona (BCN) Brussels (BRU) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202511:40 | Vueling 6260 | Barcelona (BCN) Zurich (BSL) | delayed | Refunds |
04.05.202507:30 | Vueling 5204 | Madrid (MAD) San Sebastian (EAS) | delayed | Refunds |
03.05.202520:20 | Vueling 5570 | Madrid (MAD) Pamplona (PNA) | delayed | Refunds |
01.05.202514:00 | Vueling 5876 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Leon (LEN) | delayed | Refunds |
30.04.202518:10 | Vueling 5429 | Madrid (MAD) Arrecife (ACE) | delayed | Refunds |
30.04.202516:50 | Vueling 3141 | Arrecife (ACE) Malaga (AGP) | delayed | Refunds |
30.04.202516:10 | Vueling 5568 | Madrid (MAD) Pamplona (PNA) | delayed | Refunds |
30.04.202515:00 | Vueling 3140 | Malaga (AGP) Arrecife (ACE) | delayed | Refunds |
30.04.202512:25 | Vueling 3160 | Sevilla (SVQ) Arrecife (ACE) | delayed | Refunds |
30.04.202511:20 | Vueling 5428 | Arrecife (ACE) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Refunds |
30.04.202508:50 | Vueling 3226 | Canary (TFN) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Refunds |
30.04.202507:25 | Vueling 5213 | Madrid (MAD) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Refunds |
29.04.202507:30 | Vueling 1679 | Barcelona (BCN) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Refunds |
29.04.202507:25 | Vueling 5213 | Madrid (MAD) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | delayed | Refunds |
29.04.202506:40 | Vueling 3227 | Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) Canary (TFN) | delayed | Refunds |
28.04.202516:15 | Vueling 5862 | Palma Mallorca (PMI) Leon (LEN) | delayed | Refunds |
28.04.202515:30 | Vueling 5193 | Budapest (BUD) Madrid (MAD) | delayed | Refunds |
28.04.202510:20 | Vueling 1882 | Barcelona (BCN) Berlin (BER) | delayed | Refunds |
26.04.202519:45 | Vueling 3119 | Canary (TFN) Alicante (ALC) | delayed | Refunds |
